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FREE Family Education & Entrepreneurship Showcase This Weekend
Check out the FREE Family Education, Arts & Innovation Showcase on Saturday, July 18, from 11:00 AM–1:00 PM at Abbott Square in downtown Santa Cruz.
Designed for families with children ages 8–12, this interactive event features hands-on activities in art, music, dance, theatre, entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation.
Santa Cruz Kids Take the Mic: Elementary Schoolers to Question Mayoral Candidates
A civic education event unlike any other, this piece covers Santa Cruz's first mayoral forum where elementary school students, not pundits, get to ask the questions. From the 3DE Club's young innovators to five experienced candidates, discover how Santa Cruz is putting the next generation at the center of local democracy.
3DE is Betting on the One Advantage That Never Gets Obsolete: Natural Intelligence
3D Entrepreneurs (3DE) Club launches January 25 at the Santa Cruz MAH, raising funds to help kids (8-12) experience ideation-to-commercialization. It’s a bet on natural intelligence: creativity, confidence, and value creation in an accelerating world.
3DE Club Launches Toy Design with 3D Printing Workshop for Young Innovators
The 3DE Club is thrilled to announce its new Toy Design with 3D Printing Workshop, a hands-on program designed to spark creativity and entrepreneurial spirit in kids ages 8 to 12.

